MANILA, Philippines — Higher volume and import cost pushed the Philippine net oil import up by nearly a third last year. The net import bill or the difference between oil imports and exports amounted to $12.12 billion in 2018, 30.9 percent higher than the year ago, data from the Department of Energy showed. According to […]
Read MoreTHAILAND is performing better than its Asean peers in the proportion of women in top management, with a third of positions for chief executives and managing directors being held by them, a survey shows. The Asean rate for women at this level is 21 per cent, according the results of the survey, released by Grant […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) decided yesterday to keep interest rates unchanged to allow the economy to absorb the effects of the previous rate hikes. In a statement, BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla said the Monetary Board believes the prevailing monetary policy remains appropriate after the tightening episode that saw interest rates rise by […]
Read MoreTaking advantage of the close proximity and strong taste for affordable Thai products, manufacturers from Thailand continue to double their efforts to maintain a strong foothold in Cambodia’s ever-growing consumer market. The domestic demand for consumer products is flourishing in the Kingdom, largely fuelled by rising income plus the existence of a young population, and […]
Read More(VEN) – Unpredictable changes in petrol prices and high pork prices were expected to affect the consumer price index (CPI) in the last months of the year. However, the government’s flexible management, changes in foreign markets and relative stability of petrol and pork prices have helped ease the pressure on the CPI. November CPI drops […]
Read MoreThe government has lowered its coal production target for this year to 480 million tons in an effort to stabilize the global coal price, an official has said. Last year’s target was 485 million tons, 25 percent of which was allocated to the domestic market obligation (DMO). Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry mineral and coal […]
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